- The latest in the continuing argument between the German Bishops, who want to allow divorced/remarried Catholics to take communion, and various others who don't ... Meisner ‘clarifies’ Francis’s views on divorced and remarried ... Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne has insisted that the Pope’s position on communion for remarried divorcees is firmly against allowing it, despite the fact that German-speaking bishops are at odds on the question and those advocating reform have claimed the support of Pope Francis ...

It's curious to watch this argument over communion for divorced and remarried people. The guys who are against it - Müller, et al - must know they've lost the battle for Catholic hearts and minds on the issue of divorce. I'd guess now the power to punish is all they have left.